01632naa a2200265 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400360006010000180009624502750011426000090038952006840039865000240108265000150110665000110112165000250113265000200115765300250117765300200120265300150122270000220123770000260125970000180128577300630130321019012018-12-18       2018    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 a10.1649/0010-065X-72.3.5622DOI1 aGIORGI, J. A.  aProdilis hattie Gordon and Hanley (ColeopterabCoccinellidae: Cephaloscymnini): New Research on Native Natural Predators of the False Carmine Cochineal, Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell) (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae), in the Brazilian Semiarid region.h[electronic resource]  c2018  ahe false carmine cochineal, Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell) (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae), has become a severe pest of the cactus Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill (Cactaceae) in the Brazilian semiarid region over the past two decades. The first outbreak of this hemipteran occurred in 2001 in Sertania County, Pernambuco (Lopes 2007). Since then, the pest has been found in nearly the entire region where O. ficus-indica is grown, causing an estimated loss ofone-fifth of its cultivated area, which was once the largest in the world (ca. 500,000 ha; Santos et al.2006; Lopes 2007). The cactus is the main forage for cattle farming among the small producers from the semiarid region .  aCactus Ficus Indica  aCochonilha  aInseto  aOpuntia Ficus Indica  aPraga de Planta  aDactylopius opuntiae  aProdilis hattie  aSemiárido1 aBARBOSA, P. R. R.1 aOLIVEIRA, J. E. de M.1 aTORRES, J. B.  tThe Coleopterists Bulletingv. 72, n. 3, p. 562-564, 2018.